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Great Start Connect helps link parents and those caring for young children with the resources, supports and services needed to give Michigan children a Great Start.

Great Start CONNECT includes a new online statewide database of licensed, registered child care and early education programs in Michigan.  Families can access this database 24 hours a day, seven days a week to quickly and conveniently search for and contact child care providers who match their needs.

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ingham-Great-Start/138770661675

Ingham County Great Start Child Care Scholarship Program

The Ingham Great Start Child Care Scholarship Program is now available to residents of Ingham County with young children birth to 5 years old. The Scholarship period is six months beginning March 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009.  Application period is February 2, 2009 through February 16, 2009.

Click on this link to download a program description for the Ingham Great Start Child Care Scholarship Program

To apply for the ICGS Scholarship, contact Sharon at the Office for Young Children: 517-887-4693, or Michelle at Ingham Great Start:517-244-1384 or download an application.  Applications must be mailed to: Office for Young Children, 5303 S Cedar St, Lansing MI 48911    

Here are some additional early education and care resources, click on the logo or links below to go to these other websites:

Links to the MI Great Parents website with lists of resources for Ingham County including:
local community services and resources for child care, health, and parenting

Links to the MI Great Parents website with state-wide lists of activity ideas, health activities, ages & stages information, learning articles, child care information, and parenting resources

Links to 2-1-1 Community Resource Directory, a searchable database of local community service agencies with detailed information about programs, eligibilty, and contact information.  If you need help locating health and human service call the Central Michigan 2-1-1 Center, dial 211 from any land-line phone.
 

Links to the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) which is charged with implementing the Great Start Blueprint whose vision and mission are aimed at ensuring a Great Start for Michigan's children aged birth to 5.

Links to the www.healthcare4mi.com website with the on-line combined Application for 4 health care insurance programs - MIChild,  Healthy Kids,  Plan First,  and MOMS.  Provides immediate eligibility determination at end of on-line application process.

Links to Born Learning, a public engagement campaign to turn everyday moments into fun learning opportunities.


Michigan Helping Hand website assists citizens facing economic hardship find the services they need. Each of the five tabs below has links to information about jobs and training, unemployment benefits, health care, family support and housing. Click on the particular link that describes the help you're seeking.